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Nights
Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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The book club for men
Lucas Oakeley is one of the organisers of something called the boys book club - which provides reading ideas and community for men in the UK and aroun...
The mysterious broadcast which started after the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran
V32 is a station sending numbers in the Persian (aka Farsi) language which began broadcasting just hours after the first US and Israeli strikes on Ira...
Politics with Natalia Albert
Political scientist and regular Nights' contributor Natalia Albert looks at what Labour needs to do to win the upcoming general election.
Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial
A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta to pay $375m US after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms.
Far North weather update
Emile gets an update on the weather from MetService meterologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane gets the latest from Far North Mayor Moko Tepania.
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news of a chasm between Hungary and the rest of the European Union.
Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media news including the response to the Middle East conflict.
Will in-person exams put a stop to AI cheating?
University of Canterbury associate sociology professor Dr Mike Grimshaw discusses what problems this will solve.
After Oscar Success Is It Time We Took Horror Seriously
One of the biggest winners at this year's Academy Awards wasn't a rising star, or a veteran filmmaker finally getting their due . . . It was horror, s...
Why is American Butter White?
Butter is a simple food. So why is the appearance of American butter - both on our supermarket shelves and the product itself - causing such a stir? B...
Shower Thoughts
Shower Thoughts -- this is where we find an expert to answer your curious questions about the world and how it works. And tonight, we're prying open t...
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure
British musician John Otway has played over five thousand gigs and has had two hit records. Known for his self-effacing humour, John has just arrived...
Are Drones the Future of Warfare?
Josh Wineera is a defence and industrial strategist and previously a Massey University lecturer on regular warfare. He speaks to Emile Donovan.
The Impact of Screen Time in Bed on Young Adults
Are phones really keeping our teens up late at night? That's a question keeping our next guest, Otago University Health Sciences Professor Rachael Tay...
Sports with Richard Irvine
The latest sports news from here, including wins for The Warriors, Hurricanes and Phoenix, plus the Black Caps head to Australia for a four-test serie...
Small Histories with Emma Kay
It's a Monday night, which means it's time to dive into history with Nights' resident historian, Emma Kay. Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, d...
When House Plants Go Rogue
Monstera is just the latest in a line of species - about 20 new ones every year - that escape and often wreak havoc on our fragile ecosystems.
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Can Treasury Hold its Nerve During the Oil Crisis?
The ongoing Middle East conflict could be a long and costly economic problem - yet the Covid Inquiry warned about economic overstimulation in times of...
Were there two St Patricks?
Millions of people around the world celebrated St Patrick's Day earlier this week, but do we really know much about his life? Well some scholars, beli...
The slow death of the magazine
Today, an icon of the scene — Auckland’s Metro magazine — announced it is pausing its print edition and moving fully digital.
So what does this...
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
It's Finn Johansson
The Weekend: Thames Vintage Bottle and Collector's Club
Every Friday Night we take a look around Aoteroa for some of the curious events happening around the country.
And tonight were heading to Thame...
Inside Wellington's new library
This past weekend, the brand new, revamped, Wellington Central Library - Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui - reopened to much public fanfare, with over eleven-...
The Museum of Broken Relationships
Every few weeks Nights is putting a foot in the door of some of the weirdest and most wonderful museums the world has on offer. Tonight's museum explo...
Why are our young people so unhappy?
The World Happiness Report just dropped for 2026 - it's an annual study that looks at wellbeing of people right around the globe. It found that while...
Southland's New Data Centre
A new $3.5 billion data centre planned near Invercargill has certainly got people talking. It will be the second-largest power user in the country, bu...
Paul Bremer's Iraq Emails
It's been more than 20 years since the invasion of Iraq by the 'coalition of the willing', led by the United States. While the country is no longer at...
What are fauxpologies?
Nights' resident sociolinguist Julia de Bres joins Emile -- associate professor at Massey University. Tonight's chat is all about apologising ... when...
Is there a wrong way to cut a feijoa?
It's March, so that means it's one of the greatest times in the kiwi calendar - Feijoa season. But, recent Feijoa-related post on the New Zealand Redd...
Do have too many regional airports?
It is a tough time to be running a regional airport in New Zealand. Just last week, Air New Zealand announced it was cancelling 1,100 flights due to r...
Inside the 'manosphere'
Any time young men go online or open a social media app, they're stepping into a minefield of competing messages about what it means to be a man. How...
Shower Thoughts: Where can I ride my horse?
Time now for Shower Thoughts -- this is where we find an expert to answer your curious questions about the world and how it works. And tonight, with a...
The world's first cancer vaccine for dogs
How much do you love your dog? Well, our next story is about a Sydney man who's definitely in the running to be dog-dad of the year. Back in 2024, Pau...
The rise and fall of Buzzfeed
If you're a millennial, or someone who spends a lot of time on the internet - there's a high chance you've heard of a company called Buzzfeed...and th...
The personal lives of politicians
This afternoon, Labour leader Chris Hipkins held a media conference over allegations made by ex-wife, Jade Paul. The claims were first posted on Faceb...
Why we need less red-tape and more authority
It may be an odd time to argue for less rules and more authority ... but that's exactly what my next guest is doing. Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart f...
Sports with Richard Irvine
Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport.
Small Histories with Emma Kay
It's a Monday night, which means it's time to dive into history with Nights' resident historian, Emma Kay. Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, d...
The International Festival of Historic Motoring
Nelson is a vintage car lover's paradise this week, as hundreds of cars and thousands of enthusiasts gather for the International Festival of Historic...
Who will New Zealanders really vote for?
Winning elections used to be fairly straightforward in New Zealand. Roughly 40 percent voted Labour, 40 percent voted National, and campaigns were rea...